Muscogee en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /məˈskoʊɡiː/
Etymology
Borrowed from Creek Mvskoke.
Meanings
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A member of an indigenous people of the southeastern United States, also called Creek, many of whom were relocated to Oklahoma in the 1830s.
Revis, who moved to Macon two-and-a half years ago to work on the park effort, noted that after the Muscogee (Creek) were removed to Oklahoma, the site became a slave plantation.
2024 June 23, Marnie Hunter, “How the Southern city of Macon went from ‘ghost town’ to ‘popping’ destination”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscogee | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Muscogees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |